The Efficacy of Statin Treatment on the Arteral Elastcity in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Live Disease
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Aim To evaluate the effect of statin treatment on the arteral elastcity in patients with non-alcoholic fatty live disease(NAFLD). Methods 135 cases with NAFLD were randomly divided into treatment group (atorvastatin 20 mg+life intervene,n 69) and control group(life intervene,n66),the period of the treatment is a half of one year. Results There were significant decrease in weight,cholesterol-level,the transaminase of live,the degree of fatty liver in two groups and there were significant decrease on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (Ba-PWV) in treatment group,no change happened in control group. So the effect of treatment group was superior to control group. Conclusion There is a significant effect of atorvastatin treatment on lipid-lowering,weight loss,improving the degree of fatty liver,reversing the arteral elastcity in patients with NAFLD.
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LIU Huai-Chang, WU Hua-Feng, and ZHANG Ji-Ping. The Efficacy of Statin Treatment on the Arteral Elastcity in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Live Disease[J]. Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis,2013,21(10):920-922.